Al Wisham

Al-Wisham
الوشام
Al-Wisham
Al-Wisham
Coordinates: 24°38′36″N 46°41′53″E / 24.64333°N 46.69806°E / 24.64333; 46.69806
CountrySaudi Arabia
CityRiyadh
BaladiyahAl Shumaisi
Emerged1940s
Language
  OfficialArabic

Al-Wisham (Arabic: الوشام, lit.'the tattoos') is a neighbourhood in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, located west of al-Futah and north of Umm Sulaim in the sub-municipality of al-Shumaisi. The district emerged in the 1940s when King Abdulaziz ibn Saud built several palaces in the area for his son, Prince Mansour bin Abdulaziz. It was later incorporated into the capital metropolis during its multiple phases of expansion between 1950s and 1970s. It hosts the Riyadh TV Tower, one of the city's major landmarks.